Judge to consider new challenge to SB 1070 section

A U.S. District Court judge in Phoenix set a schedule to consider the latest challenge against a remaining section of Arizona's controversial immigration law, known as Senate Bill 1070.

Susan Bolton is the judge who originally enjoined four sections of the law in 2010.

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted the injunction against one of the provisions, which requires local law enforcement to determine the immigration status of those detained if there's reasonable suspicion they are in the country illegally.

Last week, a coalition of civil-rights groups asked for a new injunction on the reinstated section and alleged that law-enforcement officials are predicting detentions will be unconstitutionally long and the law was motivated by discrimination.

On Monday, Bolton denied the advocacy groups' request to speed up consideration of the new injunction. She gave the defendants until Aug. 10 to respond to the motion for a preliminary injunction.